Project Plan
Goal
The project goal is to explore ideas of integrating the Victoria Regional Transit System with appropriate communication technologies and to develop a corresponding Smartphone app. In a SBS, users can access real-time passenger information such as schedules, trip planners, bus capacity estimates, bike rack availability and bus stop locations, via Smartphone, on computers and at bus stops. This system would be inclusive to all users including people with special needs.
The project objectives include
1. To explore wireless technologies to connect buses, bus stops, and users;
2. To propose buses and bus stop infrastructure to support the desired functionalities;
3. To develop user-friendly interfaces for accessing real-time transit data;
4. To assist people with special needs in travelling independently by public transit systems.
A detailed project plan with dates is summarized in Table 1 and Figure 1.
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Task |
Planned Completion Date |
Actual Completion Date |
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Complete background and market research |
12-06-15 |
12-06-12 |
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Define product definition |
12-06-19 |
12-06-13 |
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Set list of alternatives |
12-06-23 |
12-06-23 |
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Review alternative options |
12-06-24 |
12-06-23 |
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Select alternative |
12-06-24 |
12-06-23 |
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Contact potential associates |
12-07-06 |
12-07-05 |
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Compose preliminary components list includes company, delivery times, price, possible design |
12-07-06 |
12-07-19 |
|
Analysis 1 Costs/Implementation |
12-07-13 |
12-07-19 |
|
Analysis 2 Benefits/Comparisons |
12-07-13 |
12-07-19 |
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Revise components list |
12-07-15 |
12-07-20 |
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Final design process step by step plan, prototype design |
12-07-22 |
12-07-26 |
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Finish implementation scope |
12-07-29 |
12-07-30 |
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Group presentation |
12-07-31 |
12-07-31 |
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Final report |
12-08-03 |
12-08-02 |
Project Deliverables
For the project, a list of deliverables to be produced by August 2012 was created as shown in Table 2.
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Deliverables |
Status |
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Background/Market research specs. |
Done |
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Project proposal |
Done |
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Product definition |
Done |
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Alternative analysis |
Done |
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Prototype design |
Done |
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List of HW/SW components |
Done |
|
Cost/Implementation analysis |
Done |
|
Benefits/Comparisons analysis |
Done |
|
Implementation scope |
Done |
|
Report |
Done |
|
Presentation |
Done |
|
Website |
Launched |